UGA LING goes to ASA 190

Austin Jones ASA Photos
Our department was proud to be represented at the Acoustical Society of America's 190th Meeting (ASA 190) in Philadelphia by Austin Jones, Ph.D. Candidate and Graduate Research Assistant.
 
Austin presented two collaborative research posters, co-authored with fellow researchers, examining speech technology and linguistic variation in Istro-Venetian, an endangered descendant of Venetian Italian spoken in Croatia.
 

New LING course focused on conversational AI being offered this fall

LING 2150 Flyer
Curious about how AI chatbots actually work and how they shape human communication? Consider taking LING 2150 - Demystifying Conversational AI: Language, Mind and Society, a new course this fall exploring the technologies behind conversational AI and their broader social, linguistic, and cultural impact! The course encourages students to think critically about how AI systems interact with people and how these technologies are becoming increasingly integrated into everyday life.
 

Several Linguistics students present research at 2026 UGA CURO Symposium

2026 CURO Symposium Logo

Several students from the Department of Linguistics presented their research at the 2026 Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities (CURO) Symposium held on April 20 and 21. Their projects reflected the wide range of undergraduate research taking place within the department, from language documentation and semantics to sociolinguistics and language identity.

Casen Stiber presented “Plurality in Salvadoran Nawat,” a project examining plural marking in Salvadoran Nawat, an Indigenous language of El Salvador.

Ph.D student, Seaira Lett, 2026 Dissertation Completion Award Recipient

Seaira Lett Dissertation Award Photo

Join us in congratulating Ph.D student Seaira Lett for being a recipient of the 2026 Dissertation Completion Award! 

The award is an assistantship given to outstanding doctoral students in their final year of study on a competitive basis. It allows the student to devote time to the completion of their dissertation by relieving them of departmental teaching or research duties. You can learn more about the award here.

Virtual Exchange Program Applications Now Open!

Virtual Exchange Program Flyer 2026

Want to increase your German fluency through connecting with someone actually in Germany?

With UGA’s Virtual German Exchange Program, you’ll be paired virtually with a student from Hannover for six weeks of conversation and cultural exchange. It’s a simple and flexible way to experience the German language and grow your speaking confidence, all completely online!

Contact Dr. Vera Lee-Schoenfeld if you are interested!

Linguistics Alumni Career Panel - April 8th

Linguistics Alumni Career Panel

The Department of Linguistics, with the Internship and Career Coordinator for the Humanities, is sponsoring a panel with four accomplished alumni.  This event will take place on Wednesday, April 8th at 1:15 pm and will include lunch.  The location for the event will be the Sidney Samuel Thomas Reading Room, on the 3rd floor of the Miller Learning Center. This event is sponsored by the Parents Leadership Council and the Willson Center for Arts and Humanities.

Linguistics Alumni Career Panel

The Department of Linguistics, with the Internship and Career Coordinator for the Humanities, is sponsoring a panel with four accomplished alumni.  This event will take place on Wednesday, April 8th at 1:15 pm and will include lunch.  The location for the event will be the Sidney Samuel Thomas Reading Room, on the 3rd floor of the Miller Learning Center. This event is sponsored by the Parents Leadership Council and the Willson Center for Arts and Humanities.

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